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Date: 07 November 2002
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Ted Savaglio, former CBS executive, is now under scrutiny as director of Voter News Service, company that proved unable to provide reliable data from suveys of voters leaving polls; photo; service, set up in 1993 by major news organizations, had humiliating election night meltdown (M)
Date: 07 November 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Network news executives try find out why Voter News Service, their vote-tabulation system, was so plagued with problems and, even more important, whether it will perform by 2004 presidential election; photo; problems greatly slowed reporting of results and left analysts with little data; system nearly collapsed because of volume of information being fed into main computer, technological flaws and canvassing force that was not diligent enough; telephone operators taking results from more than 1,000 workers around country seemed overwhelmed and some poll takers apparently did not show up at designated precincts (M)
Date: 07 November 2002
By Philip Taubman
Philip Taubman
Philip Taubman Editorial Observer says forces of modernization and liberalization in Saudi Arabia need all help they can get as insular kingdom becomes increasingly open to outside sources of news and information and fresh thinking battles encrusted beliefs; says greatest hope for reform may well be Crown Prince Abdullah
Date: 07 November 2002
By Michael Wines
Michael Wines
Sergei Duvanov, leading journalist and critic of Pres Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, is reported to be in deteriorating health in sixth day of hunger strike to protest what he calls government effort to frame him on child-rape charges; he was arrested Oct 28, just hours before he was to fly to United States to speak on press freedom and human rights before several organizations; under Nazarbayev's authoritarian rule, many journalists who criticize government have been imprisoned, beaten or threatened, and subjected to legal harassment; several months before Duvanov was arrested on rape charge, he was stabbed and beaten by three attackers who warned that his continued criticism of of Nazarbayev would result in more serious harm (M)
Date: 07 November 2002
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column says Gov Jeb Bush won big and Pres George W Bush won even bigger as, in Florida and across country, he laid his high public opinion ratings on line to give national meaning to local elections; says Republicans, with new political dominance, have no excuse for failing to deliver on range of issues; says opposition must conceive and articulate contrary views and press is charged more than ever to investigate and expose (M)
Date: 07 November 2002
By Rick Lyman
Rick Lyman
Winona Ryder is found guilty of grand theft and vandalism for walking off with more than $5,500 worth of designer goods from Saks Fifth Ave store in Beverly Hills, Calif; actress's six-day trial has drawn national attention and stirred tabloid frenzy; jury included Peter Guber, former movie studio chief who has made three films with her; jury found her not guilty of commercial burglary, charge requiring proof that she went into store intending to steal; Judge Elden S Fox sets sentencing for Dec 6; he is not expected to impose any prison time; photo of security camera showing Ryder with stolen merchandise (M)
Date: 07 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Syncor International Corp, provider of radioactive pharmaceuticals used in medical diagnostic tests, says that it may have violated bribery laws with payments to foreign customers; disclosure threatens proposed $1.1 billion acquisition of Syncor by Cardinal Health (S)
Date: 07 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Northwest Airlines expects pension-related expense of more than $700 million at end of 2002; asks federal regulators to ease conditions of its required pension fund contributions (S)
Date: 07 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pan Pacific Retail Properties agrees to purchase Center Trust for $600 million in stock and assumed debt (S)
Date: 07 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pepsi Bottling Group says 2003 per-share earnings will rise 15 percent to 20 percent (S)
Date: 07 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Robert C Lamb Jr, formerly FleetBoston Financial corporate controller, will return as chief financial officer after two years' absence (S)
Date: 07 November 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chrysler division of DaimlerChrysler recalls 500,000 minivans to replace part that can cause malfunction of air bag, horn or cruise control; had 27 recalls in 2001 (S)